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Polar Borealis Magazine

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Poetry

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A two-time Aurora Award-winning semi-pro SF fiction zine devoted to inspiring and promoting beginning Canadian SF writers.

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Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
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Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 3000 words max

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 2

Sub Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

I prefer Science Fiction over Fantasy, though of course SF can include fantasy elements, so I’m flexible. Weird Fantasy would intrigue me. Also interested in Horror with SF aspects. Have a weakness for Lovecraftian Horror. Nothing obscene or ultra-violent. Idea-driven combined with character-driven would be ideal.

Poetry

Max lines: 60

Max pieces: 5

Poems must be original and not previously published. No simultaneous submissions to other markets, please.

How to submit

Processs
Email
Cover letter
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Eligibility
Creators from a specific location / ethnic group
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Additional info
Contributors must be Canadian, or at least resident in Canada. Short stories and poems can be Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror. Payment. Short stories: $10 for one thousand words or less. One cent a word for stories 1,000 words to 3,000 words in length. Poem (regardless of length–maximum 60 lines): $10. Cover art (colour or B&W): $40. In the case of short stories I do accept both reprints and multiple submissions, and don’t care if simultaneously submitted elsewhere, but this does not apply to poems. CURRENTLY CLOSED to short story submissions and closed to poetry submissions. Always open for cover art.